Running shoe having lacing

Abstract

A running shoe includes medial and lateral eyelets arranged on the medial and lateral side in the longitudinal direction from the front foot area of the running shoe to the heel section, wherein in each case a medial eyelet and a lateral eyelet located at the same height in the longitudinal direction form an eyelet pair; reinforcing ribs are arranged on the medial and lateral side in the front foot area, wherein the reinforcing ribs are arranged at an acute rib angle to the longitudinal direction of the running shoe, and a lace having lace sections for lacing, wherein the lace is led through the eyelets in such a way that the lace sections extending from the eyelets of the first lace pair in relation to the front foot area, each run at an acute lacing angle to the longitudinal direction to at least one further eyelet closer to the heel section.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0001]The present invention relates to a running shoe having lacing.Discussion of Related Art[0002]Important properties of running shoes include a good hold on the foot and a high level of wearing comfort, among other things. To this end, running shoes are typically provided with a lacing in order to ensure a stable hold on the foot in the running shoe. In this connection, the lacing is accomplished by means of a lace with lace segments that are threaded through eyelets provided on the running shoe. The eyelets are frequently arranged in two rows so that the lace segments of the lacing rest on the instep of the foot.[0003]For example, known lacings include cross lacing in which the lace segments are threaded back and forth in crisscross fashion through eyelets on opposing sides. With parallel lacing, the lace segments are threaded through the eyelets so that lace segments extending across the instep extend parallel to the transverse d...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]Because of the potential uses in everyday life and particularly in sports, a good hold in the running shoe and a high wearing comfort are particularly important.

[0009]The object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a running shoe that improves the prior art of running shoes, particularly with regard to the hold and the wearing comfort.

Problems solved by technology

The pentagram lacing is primarily used for esthetic purposes and because of the above-mentioned type of lacing, does not offer the possibility of exerting as much tensile force for a secure closure as cross lacing, for example.

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